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Commonly Confused

Its vs. It's

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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The Schwa

 

The most common vowel sound in English causes many spelling problems.

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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Lay vs. Lie

 

Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.

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Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

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Hopefully

 

We believe the popular usage of this word is correct

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
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